| Proposal ID | 050368 |
| Title | Two LMC Superbubbles With Evidence of SNR Shocks |
| Download Data Associated to the proposal | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0503680101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3dgketc |
| Principal Investigator, PI | Dr Rosa Williams |
| Abstract | Superbubbles (SBs) are formed by the combined actions of stellar winds andsupernova explosions from massive stars in OB associations. These objectscontribute significantly to the hot gas component of a galaxys interstellarmedium (ISM), as well as affecting the structure of the ISM to large scales. Wepropose XMM-Newton observations of two SBs in the Large Magellanic Cloud, N70and N185, with indicators of recent interior SNe. From their X-ray spectra, wewill investigate (a) enhanced abundances indicating recent enrichment by SNejecta; (b) the energy budgets of the SBs, and whether those are consistent withexpected stellar-wind inputs; and (c) the required input of SNRs to these SBs toobtain the observed energies. |
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| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2008-01-26T16:11:46Z/2008-03-11T03:31:39Z |
| Version | 21.51_20241115_1113 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2009-04-11T00:00:00Z |
| Last Update | 2026-07-09 |
| Keywords | "XMM-Newton", "stellar wind inputs", "XMM", "enhanced abundance", "supernova explosions", "lmc superbubbles", "energy budgets", "stellar winds", "interstellar medium ism", "xray spectra", "combined actions", "magellanic cloud", "superbubbles sbs", "massive stars", "hot gas component", "supernova remnant shoc", "ob associations", "supernova remnant", "enrichment bysupernovaejecta", "interior sne", "xmm newton" |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, Dr Rosa Williams, 2009, 'Two LMC Superbubbles With Evidence of SNR Shocks', 21.51_20241115_1113, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-3dgketc |
| Rights | Data hosted in the ESA Space Science Archives are distributed under the CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO license. |